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"It's hard to find a band that hits harder in Seattle than Actionesse. Not just because they're loud or because of the anthemic, howling vocals...What really makes the four-piece work is the beastly energy they manage to harness into each performance and recording." - KEXP

"The inspired strangeness of Actionesse is riveting and refreshing. The best bands tend to mix a lot of different things in to their sound and these guys have done just that." - NadaMucho

"There is an electric force field that activates when Actionesse plays, and it seems to be generated from Ian Reed’s spiraling, spiral hair..." - Seattle Music Insider

" Their previous EPs...are absolutely fantastic and strange, as full of raging punk sensibility as they are demented horns. Actionesse’s energetic live show is not to be missed." - Seattle Music Insider

"Joel Kenworthy's sax and trombone embellishments elevate "Menace" to a more nuanced level of rock brutality...adding a feisty, festive air to their low-end aggression." - The Stranger

"The quick burner of a song utilizes chord progressions that build in melody off of each other, with the bass hammering along as well." - New Noise Magazine

"...Actionesse’s performance, while swirling and demented, was anything but cluttered." - Seattle Music Insider

" Actionesse definitely won over the room with an energetic performance that ignited a frenzy in the crowd." - Seattle Music Insider

"Suited up, swigging from a flask, throwing rackets, and losing mustaches, the players bring to life the jam-packed frustration and plummeting rock and roll rhythms of the promising new tunes." - Nada Mucho

The boys catch up and talk tour with TheZim in San Diego, CA in this episode of Word on the Street.

" Free-wheeling, technically proficient, and filled with enough body-shaking grooves to tire out a VHS aerobics instructor, Actionesse could very well be your new favorite band." - Northwest Music Scene

"Mignon is a masterful next step following Actionesse’s contributions to the Four Corners split..." - Seattle Music Insider

"Actionesse is like a swirling tornado onstage...the result was crazy and euphoric." - Seattle Music Insider

"Surfy, punky, horn-laden…Actionesse is a band that defies most any box you try to stuff ’em into." - Seattle Music Insider